A BIG CONGRATULATION'S to our Production Company & Film Crews in 2012 for their First EMMY WIN!  Rudy, Dave, John, Mike & Shawn you guys deserve it.  

Vintage TV had a Great time filming in Dickson City, Pa at the Circle Drive-in the other day.  Now in there 63rd year what a gem of Americana, they just don't make them like that anymore!  I'd advise anyone who hasn't caught a flick at this Drive-in to put it on your must do list now.  This is the way checking-out a movie should be, relax & watch in vintage style.  

Thanks to everyone that made it out for the shoot: Pocono Mt Street Rods, Villa Capri Cruisers, Coasters, Al from AJ's Automotive, Montage Mt Cruisers, Car Lovers Car Show Club, AACA Car Club & a Special Thank you to Mike & JoAnn from Coal Cracker Cruisers without whose help none of this would have been possible!  Its nice to see in this day and age someone going out of there way to help, again Thank you.  

This is just the first draft of photos, (in the productions stage we will darken the sky & have a movie image on the big screen to simulate more of a Drive-in atmosphere) check back for updates along-the-way.

Check out these additional sites too:  

Circle Drive-in link:   http://www.circledrivein.com/ 

Times-Shamrock / Electric City link:   http://www.timesshamrock.com/ 

Hi Fans,

Here is the blog post you've all been asking for!  Well its not really a blog as much as a photo retrospective of all the shows we've filmed so far in 2012.  They say a "Picture is Worth a 1,000 Words" in this case let's hope so, right!  As we start to edit the TV Show and head into production, we will keep posting pics here of the different shows we filmed.  So check back now and then to see if you or your ride made it on camera?

Update:  49 random pics so far and counting (not in any order) - 10/27/12

We were on our way to scout the DMC Show that we were filming on Saturday, so we took a detour because the event coordinators were throwing a Hot Rod party the Wednesday before just down the road in NJ.  Much to our surprise My Classic Car was filming this event.  I've always wanted to meet Dennis, after all we're in the same business except he is a blackbelt & I'm still waiting to get my yellowbelt! lol  What a great guy - we talked shop, cars, hot rods, shows, he gave me some tongue-in-cheek directing advice then followed it with the statement "but what do I know" and he even made fun of my little HD Hero2 GoPro camera.  He said your not going to film me with that are you?  Imagine my embarrisment Dennis Gage my professional idol thinks I film my show with this tiny HD Hero2 camera. UGH!!  I then explained that my film crews weren't coming to NJ till Saturday and I just always carry this little pocket camera with me cause you never know?  To fill my viewers in this is the camera we use for all the driving sequences and in-car videos, (its really a super camera by the way).  Even with all that he was still nice enough to give us a quick interview on camera, that really meant a lot to me since usually people in his position don't take the time out of their busy filming schedule to chat never mind give you an interview.  OK time to go off on a Movie tangent:  Filming Dennis under less than ideal conditions I felt like Will Ferrell's character in the Movie Step Brothers, he said in the movie that the reason he got Randy Jackson from American Idol to sign an unconventional item like his katana sword was "your not gonna not get Randy Jackson's signature are you" that's how I felt filming Dennis that day, it wasn't ideal because of the equipment but I'm not gonna not film Dennis, am I?  Long way to go I know to explain this bit but by now you know me.  So to sum it up; got to see not one but two great Hot Rod parties, filmed one for an episode of Vintage TV and met the MAN himself.  LIFE is GOOD!!! 

Note: Below is a picture of the camera in-question, look at how small it is on the front of the surfboard to the left.

Vintage TV will be filming on Saturday September 1st from 10AM to 3PM at the Dead Man's Curve Wild Weekend Hot Rod Show in Mahwah, NJ.  This will be our first time for this show but we decided we had to do it after all the positive feedback we received from enthusiast all over the country!  We have never had a show talked up like this before, in fact we we're going to film another show that weekend but then we switch gears to film the DMC.  Our Producers always say give the Viewers what they Want!  So everyone we listened and we're going!!!  This looks to be a Great venue, the grounds look amazing so this should be a super Hot Rod Party.  Also stop by to meet Paul Le Mat of American Graffiti fame.

DMC's website link:   http://deadmanscurveusa.com/ 

The Vintage Cast  & the Vintage Girls are looking forward to seeing you all there. 

At Vintage TV we are always looking for something uniquely different for our viewers; about      6 months ago we embarked on the start of an episode based around celebrities and the first cars they had before they made it big.  We thought that would be an interesting episode and as a result have compiled many great interviews plus passionate testimony on just how important the automobile is in our lives!  Our first ride is something that is not only a vivid memory but something most of us hold truly dear!  Then I received an email from Jesse who has a really cool blog called "just a car guy" and he had several suggestions for our show, one of them was if I'd ever read a book by Matt Stone titled "My first Car" which was ironic given we were already working on a similar project.  I guess it is really true that there are no original ideas left anymore, lol.  I digress, anyway I read the book and then contacted Matt to see if we could use some of his celebrity stories too, I will let you know how that works out in a later update to this blog?  Now that you have the back story, here is Vintage's take on our episode.

We are going to get as many celebrity stories as we can for this episode and we are always looking for more, so if you have any ideas or have a celebrity that you know who would be interested in being on our show please contact us and we'll try and get their interview for the show.  Of course Vintage will put there own unique twist on this concept.

YouTube video link from one of the shows shoots:  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5E_lKGFxO4

Upcoming episode titles & ideas:  

Your favorite Car - If You Win the Lottery, what's the first car you buy? - Your Zombie Apocalypse getaway car? - What was your first expensive car purchase? 

You can contact us at either:  

jaycee6@verizon.net 

or by calling  (570) 350-1422.  

Thanks for the help & your continued interest in Vintage TV! 

   A MAJIC & GREENLEAF PRODUCTION

Founded by Major General William Lyon, Lyon Air Museum is located on the west side of John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California. Lyon Air Museum is collocated with Martin Aviation, the Museum exhibit is comprised of authentic aircraft, rare vehicles and related memorabilia, with emphasis on the defining event of the 20th century.

 
What a beautiful museum, such an awesome setting for both planes and autos.  This Packard exhibit was stunning, as always thanks Jesse from "Just a Car Guy Blog" for turning me on to this new museum.  Its on my list now to visit next trip to California and should be on yours too. 

OK, so since I've been getting comments about this on my other blogs I figured I give you, the viewer a chance to give us your input under one blog heading.  Here is your chance to tell us what you think... your forum per say for anything & everything you want to discuss.  Speak now or forever hold your peace. ;-) Only rules are make it constructive and keep it clean!  

What Celebrities, Sports figures/Athletes, Musicians & any other type of interesting interview would you like to see VINTAGE TV do? No promises but we will try our best with your top suggestions! See don't say we never ask? 

The ladies love Racing Legends, Sir Stirling Moss & motor model pictured above...thanks to "just a car guys blog" http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/ for this great shot. This should be called a TEASER ALERT!!!  It's TOP SECRET, I can't leek any of the Racing Stars names yet until we have them all signed-up, OK maybe one but I can tell you it will included past & present stars. Promise more details soon so check back.  * Photo credit:   http://www.neillwatson.com/ 

Next Update.......

Well just encase you all out there were wondering, we've been car people for over 25 years! Let's hit the way-back button to show you this photo of our Ferrari Factory Tour in Maranello, Italy in 1997.  This was my Graceland, I was soooo stoked I couldn't wait to get there.  It was at the end of our trip to Europe and it never seemed like it was going to arrive.  After the factory tour we received a tour of the test track, then it was off to the Ferrari museum and then my personnel favorite lunch at the factory restaurant.  We sat right next to the CEO of Ferrari Lucca di Montezemolo, Enzo Ferrari's second son and then VP of Ferrari Piero and Ross Brawn one of the heads of Ferrari's Formula One Team.  I know its crazy, I don't even remember what I ate but I couldn't get over that everything and I mean everything was embossed with the Ferrari Prancing Horse symbol even the tooth picks!  I still have those tooth picks today 15 years later, in-fact I'm starring at them right now.  Crazy huh, what you remember.  Well tooth picks or not it was one of the Best trips of my life, how could it not be when I have JC by my side!  Ciao

Ferrari's website link:   http://www.ferrari.com/english/pages/home.aspx 

The new cast caricature is in!  This will be at the end of each show when they run the credits.  Its fun and we're all about FUN.  It's interesting to see how a cartoonist see you, we let the artist do his own thing.  You have to have a sense of humor when it comes to your cartoon.  Special thanks Phil D. for his design.

Adam Carolla stopped by the set of Vintage TV, while we were filming the Italian car show.  It was great to meet and talk to him about his many projects.  I always thought he was funnier than Jimmy Kimmel when they were both on The Man Show, I don't know why he didn't get his own talk show?  To me he always was the funniest guy even on weak shows, its a shame the networks haven't given him a better medium in-which to showcase his talents.  We talked cars and racing and he answered questions from the cast, he's a Real Car Guy.  Then he had to get ready for a show he was doing that night at Mt Airy Casino's comedy club.  Thanks for stopping by Adam and we'd love to have you on our show anytime your schedule would allow!

William DeMeo, Vincent Pastore and Paul Borghese from Tappan films at the Italian auto show at Mt Airy Casino in the Pocono Mountains, Pa.  The lady's from Vintage TV Show were on hand for a photo opt, thanks Guys.  This was a great event for anyone who enjoys beautiful cars in a picturesque venue, if you missed the event this year make sure to mark it down as a must see for next year.  The cast of Vintage was on hand all day filming one of their up coming episodes. Don't forget go see the guys in their New Movie:  GOAT.  For those readers wondering about the title to the movie, yes its named after the famed nickname for the Pontiac GTO.           Updated 9/22/12

YouTube TV Show trailer link:  http://youtu.be/dhx1zHcWST4

Goat extended movie trailer link:  http://www.goat-the-movie.com/trailer.html 

I thought everybody would appreciate a sneak-peek at what goes on behind closed doors to bring you, your favorite TV shows.  We take for granted the shows that stream into our homes everyday but never realize all the hard work and technology that has to be done behind the scenes to keep us entertained!  Hey, do I see Vintage on one of those monitors?  

Tony, thanks for keeping us all entertained!

horacio pagani, is This the enzo ferrari of our generation? 

“There should be no compromises between design and function,  My vision for Pagani cars, no compromise between beauty and power, art and science,  You must transfer part of your soul, your humanity into the final design, You give your best and put all your passion into it and then the world decides.”  These are some quotes from Mr Pagani.  His latest Super Car the HUAYRA, pictured below is stunning both inside and out. Extensive articles have been written about Mr Pagani's march toward perfection lately.  All I can add is that if money was no object, then this would be my super car of choice with everything else a distant second.  Sorry Enzo!